Maariful Quran - Mufti Shafi Usmani RA - Vol - 8 - Page

Siirah An-Na~r
(The Help)
This SGrah is Madn;, and it has 3 verses
With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful
Verses 1 - 3
When there comes Allah's help and the Victory, [I] and
you see people entering Allah's (approved) religion in
multitudes, [21 then pronounce the purity and praise of
your Lord, and seek forgiveness from Him. Surely He is
Ever-Relenting. [31
Name of the SYirah and place of its revelation
According to the consensus of scholars, this Siirah was revealed in
Madinah. Its other name is Siirah At-Tawdi'. The word Tawdi' means 'to
bid farewell'. As this Siirah indicates the approach of the demise of the
Holy Prophet B, it bids farewell to him and is thus entitled Siirah
At-Tawdi'.
The Last Siirah and the Last Verses of the Noble Qur'iin
It is recorded in SahTh of Muslim on the authority of SayyidnZ Ibn
'Abbas & that Siirah An-Nasr was the last Siirah to be revealed.
[Qurtubi]. This means that this was the last complete Siirah that was
revealed to the Holy Prophet $$. No complete Siirah was revealed after
this. Some individual verses reported to have been revealed after this are
not in conflict with this statement, because no complete Siirah was sent